Indira Talwani Halts Trump's Immigration Plan, Grants Lifeline to 8,400 Migrants

• US District Judge Indira Talwani stayed the Trump administration's decision to revoke the legal status of 8,400 migrants from seven Latin American countries.
• The judge declared the Trump government's action 'arbitrary and capricious,' providing a lifeline to families who had settled in the US.
• The Trump administration had sought to end the Family Reunification Parole Program, which allowed citizens from Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to live with relatives in the US.
• Indira Talwani, the first Asian American federal judge in Massachusetts, was nominated by President Barack Obama in 2014.
• Born in New Jersey to Indian and German immigrant parents, Talwani is a Harvard and UC Berkeley alumna, known for her expertise in labor and civil rights law.

Why It Matters: Judge Indira Talwani blocked Trump's immigration policy, protecting 8,400 migrants and upholding due process.